9th English - Book Back Answers - Prose Unit 6

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Tamil Nadu Board 9th Standard English - Prose Unit 6: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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Unit 6: From Zero to Infinity

Answer the following Questions

1. What was the reaction of the classmates to Ramanujan’s question?
   The classmates laughed at Ramanujan's question.

2. What did the Indian mathematician Bhaskara prove?
   The Indian mathematician Bhaskara proved that dividing zero by zero results in infinity.

3. Where did Ramanujan get S.L. Loney’s book on Trigonometry?
   Ramanujan got Loney’s “Trigonometry” book from the Government Arts College library in Kumbakonam.

4. Where did Ramanujan do his mathematical problems?
   Ramanujan did his mathematical problems on loose sheets of paper or on a slate, and he jotted down the results in notebooks.

5. What were the subjects neglected by Ramanujan in college?
   Ramanujan neglected his other subjects such as English, History, and Physiology in college.

6. Which University granted him a fellowship of ₹75 a month?
   He was granted a fellowship of ₹75 a month by the University of Madras.

7. What did Ramanujan send to G.H. Hardy?
     Ramanujan sent a letter containing his mathematical work and theorems to G.H. Hardy.

8. Who discovered a rare mathematical genius in Ramanujan?
   G.H. Hardy, a renowned mathematician at Cambridge University, discovered the rare mathematical genius in Ramanujan.

A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. Why did the students laugh at Ramanujan?
The students laughed at Ramanujan because they found his question about zero bananas divided among zero to be absurd.

2. Why did the teacher compliment Ramanujan?
The teacher complimented Ramanujan for asking a question that mathematicians had debated for centuries.

3. What did Ramanujan do after reading the book on Trigonometry?
Ramanujan solved all the problems in the book on Trigonometry.

4. What disappointed Ramanujan's father?
Ramanujan's father was disappointed that he did not want to become a clerk.

5. How did Ramanujan manage his paper crisis?
Ramanujan managed his paper crisis by writing his mathematical ideas and theorems on loose sheets of paper.

6. Why were Ramanujan's applications for jobs rejected?
Ramanujan's applications for jobs were rejected because he lacked formal education and credentials, and his unconventional approach to mathematics made it difficult for others to understand and appreciate his genius.

7. Why was Ramanujan sent back to India?
Ramanujan was sent back to India due to his declining health and the outbreak of World War I.

B. Answer the questions in a paragraph of 80-100 words.

1. Describe the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan in India.

Srinivasa Ramanujan was bom in Erode in Tamil Nadu on December 22, 1887. His father was a petty clerk in a cloth shop. From his early childhood, Ramanujan was evidently a prodigy. A question that he had asked as a boy had taken mathematician several centuries to answer.

Through out his life in his native Kumbakonam he was always ahead of his mathematics teachers.Senior students went to his dingy house to get their difficulties in Mathematics solved. At the age of 13, Ramanujan got Loney’s Trignometry from a college library.

He mastered the book and began his own research. Ramanujan secured a first class in Mathematics in the Matriculation examination. He was awarded the Subramanyan Scholarship. His father was disappointed when he failed twice in his first year arts examination.

Ramanujan was always scribbling numbers and his father thought that he had gone mad. He began to look for a job. He needed money for food and papers to do his calculations. He started using even scraps of paper lying on the streets.

       Luckily the Director of Madras Port Trust, Francis Spring was impressed by his note books.He gave him a clerical job on a monthly salary of ₹25. Later some teachers and educationist interested in Mathematics helped him get a research fellowship. The University of Madras granted him a fellowship of ₹75 even though he had no qualifying degree.

2. Narrate the association of Ramanujan with G.H. Hardy.
       Earlier Ramanujan had sent a letter to G.H. Hardy with 120 theorems and formulae. Soon Hardy and Littlewood discovered a rare mathematical genius. They arranged for Ramanujan’s passage and stay at Cambridge university. He found himself a stranger at Cambridge. In their company he could forget the hardship he endured.
       In him, Hardy found an unsystematic mathematician lacking formal education. Only sheer genius led him to mathematical ‘truths’. He was elected Fellow of the Royal – Society on February 28, 1918. He was the youngest Indian to receive this distinguished fellowship.
       In October that year he became the first Indian to be elected Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. His achievements include the Hardy Ramanujan Littlewood circle method in number theory.

Due to an incurable disease then, Tuberculosis, he was sent back to India. To forget the agonising pain he continued to play with numbers even on his death bed.

C. Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.

Word	Synonym	Antonym
Distribute	Circulate	Collect
Infinite	Boundless	Measurable
Significant	Important	Trivial
Delight	Joy	Sorrow
Unkempt	Messy	Clean
Initiate	Commence	Conclude
Conjecture	Guess	Fact

Reading

F. Answer the following questions based on the given passage.

1. What made John Shepherd Barron come up with the idea of ATM?
   When Shepherd Barron had arrived one minute late, he found the bank doors locked against him. This incident made him come up with the idea of an ATM.

2. When and where was the first ATM installed?
   The first ATM was installed on June 27, 1967, in the North London suburb of Enfield.

3. Who was the first person to withdraw cash from the ATM?
   Actor Reg Vamey, a celebrity resident of Enfield was the first person to withdraw cash from the ATM.

4. Why did Shepherd Barron reduce the PIN number from six digits to four?
   Shepherd Barron reduced the PIN number from six digits to four when his wife, Caroline complained that six was too many.

5. Which theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash?
   Partition theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash.

Grammar.

A. Complete the sentences using appropriate connectors from the box.

1. Irine felt cold although she was wearing a winter coat.
2. This restaurant has some of the best chefs in town. Moreover, their service is excellent
3. I'm not going to the party tonight because I didn't get an invitation.
4. You can set the table. Meanwhile, I'll start making dinner.
5. I can play quite a few instruments, for instance the flute, the guitar, and the piano.
6. The store was out of chocolate chips; therefore, they would need to make a different type of cookies.
7. The stores are open daily, except Sundays.
8. I'll stay as long as you need me.
9. This detergent is highly concentrated, and thus you will need to dilute it.
10. It was the thing he prized above all else.

B. Convert the following active sentences into the passive sentences by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.

1. She will not recognize us. / We will not be recognized by her.
2. They didn't invite me, but I went anyway. / I wasn’t being invited but I went anyway.
3. They broke up the table for firewood. / The table was broken up for firewood.
4. She has won the first prize. / The first prize has been won by her.
5. A friend of mine is repairing the car. / The car is being repaired by a friend of mine.
6. Begin the work tomorrow. / Let the work be begun tomorrow.
7. They speak English in New Zealand. / English is spoken in New Zealand.
8. His attitude shocked me. / I was shocked by his attitude.
9. She had already sent the parcel. / The parcel had already been sent by her.
10. Her silence worries me. / I am worried by her silence.

C. Match the following Active voice sentences with passive voice.

Active voice	Passive voice
I will never forget this experience	This experience will never be forgotten by me.
Mother made a cake yesterday.	A cake was made by mother yesterday.
Have you finished the report?	Has the report been finished by you?
The tiger was chasing the deer.	The deer was being chased by the tiger.
She has written a novel.	A novel has been written by her.

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D. Change the following into passive voice.

1. Stanley will inform you later.
   You will be informed later by Stanley.

2. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
   Portuguese is spoken by people in Brazil.

3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
   This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather

4. Do not hurt the animals.
   You are warned not to hurt the animals.

5. You must not drop litter in the streets.
   You are warned not to drop litter in the streets.

6. Carry it home.
   Let it be carried home

7. They are decorating the wall.
   The wall is being decorated by them.

8. He has already mended the TV set.
   The TV set has already been mended by him.